Mandel is a surname (and occasional given name) that occurs in multiple cultures and languages. It is a Dutch, German and Jewish surname, meaning "almond", from the Middle High German and Middle Dutch mandel. Mandel can be a locational surname, from places called Mandel, such as Mandel, Germany. Mandel may also be a Dutch surname, from the Middle Dutch mandele, meaning a number of sheaves of harvested wheat.

Notable people

• Alon Mandel (born 1988), Israeli swimmer

• Babaloo Mandel (born 1949), American screenwriter

• David Mandel (born 1970), American television producer and writer

• Edgar Mandel (born 1928), German actor

• Eli Mandel (1922–1992), Canadian writer

• Emily St. John Mandel (born 1979), Canadian novelist

• Emmanuil Mandel (1925–2018), Russian poet

• Ernest Mandel (1923–1995), Belgian politician, professor and writer

• Frank Mandel, American playwright and producer

• Georges Mandel (1885–1944), French politician

• Harvey Mandel (born 1945), American guitarist

• Howie Mandel (born 1955), Canadian actor and comedian

• Jan Mandel (born 1956), American mathematician

• Jean Mandel (1911–1974), German footballer and politician

• Jeanne Dorsey Mandel (1937–2001), American public official from Maryland

• Jennifer R. Mandel, American biologist

• Johnny Mandel (1925–2020), American musician

• Josh Mandel (born 1977), American politician

• Julius Mandel (1899–1969), Hungarian football player and manager

• Leonard Mandel (1927–2001), American physicist

• Loring Mandel (1928–2020), American playwright

• Maria Mandel (1912–1948), Austrian Nazi official

• Marvin Mandel (1920–2015), American politician

• Mati Mandel (born 1945), Estonian archaeologist and historian

• Morton Mandel (1921–2019), American businessman

• Robert Mandel (born 1945), American film producer

• Robert Mandel (born 1957), Hungarian musician and organologist

• Rolfe D. Mandel (born 1952), American archaeologist

• Sammy Mandel (1904–1967), American boxer

• Semyon Mandel (1907–1974), Russian theatre and film designer

• Seth Mandel (born 1982), American writer and editor

• Stephen Mandel (born 1945), Canadian politician

• Stephen Mandel (hedge fund manager) (born 1956), American businessman

• Steven L. Mandel, American anesthesiologist

• Stewart Mandel (born 1976), American sportswriter

• Suzy Mandel (born 1953), British actress

• Tom Mandel (futurist) (1946–1995), American futurist

• Tom Mandel (poet) (born 1942), American poet

• William Mandel (1917–2016), American journalist

See also

• Mandell, surname

• Mandl, surname

• Mandle, surname

• Mandal (surname)

• Mendel (disambiguation)

• Mendelsohn

• Mendelssohn

• Menachem Mendel

References